Toilet paper dispensing apparatus



May 10, 1949.

M. HABUDA TOILET PAPER DISPENSING APPARATUS Fild Sept. 7, i948 '1 Il Ii. 4

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Patented May 10, 1949 "UNITED STATES *ATENT OFFICE Martin Habuda, Thor-old, Ontario, Canada Application September '7, 1948, Serial No. 48,090

4 Claims.

"My invention relates to improvements in paper roll dispensing holders, and more particularly to a dispensing holder for the conventional roll of toilet paper, the holder being adapted to be flush mounted on a wall such as a tile bathroom wall.

An object of my invention is to devise a toilet paper holder which may be let into the wall of a bathroom and which will, therefore, take up very little room, but which, at the same time, will provide easy access to the roll of paper, and will house the paper neatly and prevent it becoming unwound accidentally.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a dispensing holder for toilet paper inwhich the conventional roll of paper may be installed very quickly and easily by the simple action of pushing a button to operate the roll engaging means, and whereby the cardboard core of a used roll may be similarly easily removed and replaced with a full roll of paper.

With the above and other objects, which will hereinafter appear as the specification proceeds, in view my invention consists of the construction and arrangement all as hereinafter more particularly describedandillustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig; l-is-a front elevational view of my improved toilet paper dispensing holder mounted in a tile wall, with a roll of toilet paper received therein indicated in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line also showing the paper roll in broken lines;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational View of the dispensing holder similar to Fig. l, but showing the roll supporting bosses in retracted position, with a portion of the holder broken away to reveal underlying construction; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the holder, showing the supporting wall in section, and with a portion of the mounting frame broken away to reveal underlying construction.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in the different views.

Referring to the drawings, my dispensing holder is adapted to be flush mounted in a wall, such as the tile wall indicated in Fig. 1 by the reference character I, and is adapted to hold, for storing and dispensing, a conventional roll of toilet paper, indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 by broken lines and designated by reference character 2. As is well known, the conventional roll of toilet paper is provided with a hollow cardboard cor 3, which in previously known holders usually had to be slipped over a loose one piece spindle. held in 2 mounting arms, and on which-it was veryawkward to mount a roll of paper, at'best, and which, at worst, usually was dropped on the "floor at least once during an effort to instal a roll. of paper thereon.

My dispenser consists of a substantially hemicylindrical housing 4, provided with aflflange'IS adapted tooverli the surface of the wall I. .I'Ihe unit may be securely held in the wall by-means of a frame 6, slightly larger in circumference than the outline of the housing 4, and provided with a clamping member 1 extending transversely across the frame and threaded to receive screws 8, which pass freely through holes in-the rear of the housing l. Thus, to instal the dispenser, an opening is prepared in the wa1l,"large enough to pass the housing 4, the housing is inserted through the opening until the flangeS abuts the front surface of the wall, the frame G'is located in register with the flange 5. on the rear surface of the wall, and by passing the screws 8 through the housing t and into the bar" I, and screwing them home, the margins of the'wall openingtzare securely clamped between the flange 5? anclthe frame 5.

The paper roll maybe removablysupported for rotation for dispensing in the housing 4, by a pair of relatively shallowbosses 9,9, each projecting from the end of substantially .L-shaped arms ill, It and movable through openingslll'a in the end walls of the housing. The other ends of the arms l0 are pivoted, as at II,"II, onthe outside of the housing 4. The bosses 9 normally remain in th position, as indicated in Fig. 1, in which they enter a short distance into the hollow core 3 of the roll of paper 2, but by swinging the arms in about the pivots II the bosses may be retracted into the position indicated in Fig. 3, where they are clear of the paper roll, so that the core may be dropped out and a new roll of paper inserted between the bosses.

Retraction of the bosses 0 is accomplished by means of a push button I2, which projects through the flange 5 of the housing 4, and which is an extension of a rod l3 which is slidable in a mounting formed by the flange 5 and a lug I4 projecting from the housing 4.

The rod I3 is provided with an enlarged portion, or abutment, i5, and a coil spring I6, disposed around the rod I3 and tensioned between the abutment I5 and the lug I4, normally maintains the push button H in the outward position. The rod is is also provided with a cam slot I1, and the end of each arm I0 adjacent its pivot II 3 is provided with a cam projection [B which enters the cam slot II.

The arms ill remain normally in the position shown in Fig. 4, with the bosses 9 projecting into the interior of the housing 4. When it is desired to install a roll of paper 2 in the holder, the button E2 is pressed, which causes the rod 13 to move inwardly of the holder, whereby the cam slot l1 cams the cam projections l8 on the arms downwardly, causing the arms ID to pivot about the pivots H and swing the bosses 9 outwardly of the housing, so that when the roll of paper is inserted into the housing, with the hollow core 3 in register with the bosses, as soon as pressure on the button l2 is released the arms I0 swing downwardly under the influence of the spring [6, and the bosses enter a short distance into the core of the paper roll, whereby the roll is securely retained within the housing, but is free to revolve on the bosses 9 whenever the Web of paper is drawn off the roll.

From the foregoing description it should be obvious that I have devised a dispensing holder for toilet paper which is neat in appearance, may be readily installed in an existing wall, and into which a new roll of paper may be loaded, or from which an empty paper roll core may be removed, by the simple operation of pressing a button.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that such disclosure imposes no limitation on the scope of the invention beyond those set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A dispensing holder for a paper'roll comprising a housing, a pair of arms each pivoted on the housing, a paper roll engaging projection on one end of each of the pair of arms, yieldable means for normally retaining the paper roll engaging ends of said arms toward each other in paper roll engaging position, a push button, and means connecting the push button with the other end of each of said pair of arms for swinging the paper roll engaging ends of said arms away from each other to disengage a paper roll.

2. A dispensing holder for paper rolls, comprising a substantially hemicylindrical housing, a pair of substantially L-shaped arms, each having one le pivoted on the exterior of the housing and the other leg overlying one end of the housing, a paper roll engagin projection on the overlying leg of each L-shaped arm passing into the interior of the housing through an orifice in the end wall thereof, a rod slidably mounted on the outside of said housing adjacent to the pivoted ends of said L-shaped members and terminating in a push button, a cam slot in said rod, a cam projection on the pivoted leg of each L-shaped member received in said cam slot for causing said paper roll engaging projections to move outwardly of the housing on actuation of said push button, and yieldable means for normally retainin said paper roll engaging projections inwardly of the housing.

3. A dispensing holder for a paper roll as claimed in claim 2, wherein said yieldable means comprises a spring tensioned against said push button rod to urge such paper roll engaging projections inwardly of the housing.

4. A dispensing holder for a paper roll, adapted to be let into an opening in a supporting wall, comprising a housing of substantially hemicylindrical form having a flange extendin around its flat side for engaging the outer surface of the supporting wall, a substantially rectangular frame surrounding said housing in register with said flange on the inner surface of the supporting wall, means for clamping the supporting wall between said flange and said frame, a pair of L-shaped members each having one leg pivotally mounted on the exterior of said housing and the other leg overlyin an end wall of the housing, a paper roll engaging boss on each of the last mentioned legs of the L-shaped members projecting into the interior of the housing through an opening in each end wall thereof, a rod slidably mounted on the exterior of the housing and terminating in a push button projecting through an opening in said housing flange, a cam slot in said rod, a cam projection on each pivoted end of the L-shaped members received in the same slot, and a coil spring disposed around said rod for urging said rod outwardly of the flange.

MARTIN HABUDA.

Name Date Number Stewart Oct. 14, 1930 

